BY FRANK
DRUCKER, Publicity Director, Empire City @ Yonkers Raceway
YONKERS, NY, Friday, October 10,
2014—Yonkers Raceway’s Friday night $44,000 co-featured Open Handicaps—one for
distaff pacers and one for trotters with valid working papers--were won by a
inside-routing Rockaround Sue (Jason Bartlett, $12.80) and a down-the-road
favorite Somebody AS (Dan Dube, $4.10).
ckaround Sue, in no early hurry from
post position No. 5, waited her turn as last week’s victress, Coffee Addict
(Dube), set early intervals of :27.2 and :56.4. Set Me Up (George Brennan), as
the 2-1 favorite, was offering just mild, first-over grief in and out of a 1:25
three-quarters. Robin Cruiser (Jordan Stratton), meanwhile, going wide from
second-up.
Coffee Addict owned a length-and-a-quarter
lead into the lane before “Sue” closed from fifth deep in the passing lane. She
picked off the leader by a head in 1:54, while Robin Cruiser, Seafood Annie
(Greg Merton) and Campanile (Tyler Buter) came away with the small change.
For fourth choice Rockaround Sue, a
5-year-old daughter of Rocknroll Hanover trained by PJ Fraley for co-owners
Bamond Racing and Silva Stables, it was her fourth win in 30 seasonal starts.
The exacta paid $100, with the triple returning $408.
The week’s
marquee trot was a three-speed number, with Fort Valley AS, New York Sire
Stakes soph winner Gural Hanover (Brennan) and Lorenzo Dream (Brent Holland)
departed 1-2-3 and finished that same way.
Somebody AS, from post No. 4, never had
an anxious moment (:28.2, :57.4, 1:26.3, 1:54.2). Last week’s runner-up
whipped the statebred champ by 3¾ lengths. It was “Lorenzo,” The Triple Lindy
(Carlson) and Traverse Seelster (Buter) settling for the remainder.
For “Somebody,” a 5-year-old Striking
Sahbra gelding co-owned by ACL Stuteri AB & Kjell Johansson and trained by
Anette Lorentzon, he’s now 5-for-18 this season. The exacta (two wagering
favorites) paid $17.60, the triple returned $120 and the superfecta paid $503
Saturday night features the sixth annual
Fall Harvest Festival, trackside from 4-8 PM. Also, the Legislators’
Challenge—a trio of non-wagering events with New York State elected
officials—beginning at 5:30 PM.
The Raceway's five-night-per-week live schedule continues, with first post
every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 7:10 PM. Evening
simulcasting accompanies all live programs, with afternoon simulcasting
available daily.
